Example sentences of "had more than [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were in the middle of the case , working in a building where bloodstained clothing had been found , and where two people whom the police had questioned about a missing boy had more than passing contact , yet they knew less than anyone . |
| 2 | Maybe by then Miller had more than enough work to do at Chelsea ; no comment on the matter occurs in the Minutes of the Apothecaries ' Garden Committee and this was probably a private arrangement between the Duke and the Chelsea Gardener . |
| 3 | It was coming close to midsummer , and a time when every man had more than enough work on his own land ; but Bishop Hrolf , rendered pentecostal amid the dusty glory of his chosen element , dispensed his rota of tasks with a bone-clear , indisputable justice that only the hardier ever disputed , and then under plain fear of excommunication . |
| 4 | And , lassitude apart , he had more than enough sense to see that after the triumph of the Abdication , with the memory of the vicissitudes of the previous year so fresh in his mind , a calm movement away from the gaming tables and towards the chip-cashing caisse was obviously prudent . |
| 5 | ‘ You had more than enough time , Richard , ’ she said drily . |
| 6 | Such a move would , they said , impose severe hardship and very great practical problems at a time when the families had more than enough distress to cope with . |
| 7 | I said that I just happened to have my travelling rod with me … though it hardly mattered as they had more than enough gear . |
| 8 | Although he will always be compared to the Rangers winger Willie Henderson , a diminutive showman who won the hearts of the other Glasgow , Johnstone had more than impudent skill on his side . |